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WEEK 13 - Mandatory assignment

Nursing (Our Lady of Fatima University)

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Make a health teaching in tabular form on Dengue Fever, Filariasis,

Malaria and Encephalitis with pictures of mosquitoes causing the said
communicable disease, breeding places and nursing management.

MOSQUITO CAUSING THE DISEASE BREEDING NURSING

PLACES MANAGEMENT
Dengue o Water- Evaluation of
Fever filled patient with DHF:
containe i. Heart rate,
rs inside temperatur
and e, blood
outside pressure
of the ii. Capillary
house refill, skin
a. Non- color, pulse
used pressure
bottes iii. Increased
Aedes aegypti b. Contai capillary
ners permeabilit
c. Discar y
ded iv. Measureme
waste nt of intake
d. Tyres and output.
e. Drums
f. Portabl
e
pools
g. Drinki
ng
bowls
h. Potted
plants
o Indoors
in dark
areas
a. Close
ts
b. Unde
r
beds
c. Behi
nd
curta
ins

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Filariasi Breeding Evaluation of

s places for patient with
filariasis Filariasis:
mosquitoes i. Monitor vital
vary with signs,
the type of specifically
filariasis. the
o Swamps temperatur
and e
bogs ii. Assess skin
with color and
Culex mosquito (lymphatic filariasis) many integrity.
aquatic Note for
plants. wounds,
o Streams bleeding, or
o Puddles any skin
o Pools changes.
o Domesti iii. Assess for
c water any
supplies discomfort
o Septic and pain.
tanks iv. Provide
o Salt wound care.
water v. Elevate
o Tyres affected
body area
o Dumps
to reduce
o Wells
swelling.
o Cisterns
vi. Administer
o Tins medications
o Crab if ordered
holes and discuss
o Tree them to the
holes client.
vii. Provide
support to
perform
basic
activities.
viii. Encourage a
range of
motion and
simple
exercises of
the affected
extremities
to stimulate
lymphatic
flow.
ix. Recognize

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the client’s
self-esteem
needs.
x. Provide
health
teaching
and
information
for
continuity
of care.

Malaria o Fresh i. Obtain

or salt- history of
water recent
marshe travel to
s an
o Mangro endemic
ve area
swamp - Ask the
s patient
o Rice if they
fields travele
Female Anopheles mosquito o Grassy d to a
ditches tropical
o Edges area
of ii. Determine
stream patient’s;
and - Immun
rivers e
o Small status
tempor - Age
ary rain - Pregna
pools ncy
status
- Allergie
s
- Medica
tions
- Medica
l
conditi
ons

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Enceph o Rural i. Monitoring

alitis areas pupils and
o Flooded vital signs
rice frequently
fields for
increased
intracrania
l pressure
(ICP;
irregular
Culex tritaeniorhynchus pupils,
widening
pulse
pressure,
tachycardi
a,
irregular
breathing
hyperther
mia).
ii. Monitor
the
patient’s
response
to
medicatio
ns and
observe
for
adverse
reactions.
iii. Monitor
neurologic
status
closely.
Watch for
subtle
changes,
such as
behavior
or
personalit
y changes,
weakness,
or cranial
nerve
involveme
nt.
iv. Maintain
quiet

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environme
nt and
provide
care
gently, to
avoid
excessive
stimulatio
n and
agitation,
which may
cause
increase
ICP.
v. Maintain
seizure
precaution
s; pad side
rails of
bed and
have
airway
and
suction
equipment
available
at
bedside.
vi. Maintain
standard
precaution
s and
additional
isolation
according
to hospital
policy to
prevent
transmissi
on.
vii. Administer
antipyretic
s and
other
cooling
measures
as
indicated.
viii. Provide
fluid

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replaceme
nt through
I.V. lines
as
needed.
ix. Reorient
patient
frequently.
x. Provide
supportive
care if
coma
develops;
may last
several
weeks.
xi. Encourage
significant
others to
interact
with
patient
with even
while in
coma and
to
participate
in care to
promote
rehabilitati
on.
xii. Provide
comfort –
keep patient
in a quiet,
well
ventilated
room;
encourage
oral hygiene
and bed
bath.
xiii. Prevent from
complication
s – turn the
patient at
least every 2
hours,
encourage

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increase oral
fluid intake,
encourage
high caloric
diet, moisten
lips with
mineral oil.
xiv. Monitor
intake and
output.

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